Inside NASA’s Transporter-Crawler

Ever wondered what the inside of NASA’s Transporter Crawler looks like?

In 2014, I was part of a NASA Social event, and as part of the “insider” tour we got to go inside and look around in the Crawler that was used for Apollo and the Space Shuttle, and is now used for Artemis.

The treads of a NASA Transporter-Crawler
A Transporter-Crawler powering a Saturn V
The huge size of the Transporter-Crawler relative to a person
Transporter-Crawler 2 has an odometer, but I could not work out the units.
A wider view of a Transporter Crawler with a person beneath it
The Transporter-Crawler has a steering wheel.
Some of the computer monitoring of the Transporter Crawler.
Part of the engine room. The diesel engines were HUGE
The driver’s seat of a Transporter-Crawler
More of the computer controls for a Transporter-Crawler

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Charles Boyer

I'm a NASA kid originally from Cocoa Beach, FL, born of Project Apollo. My family worked for NASA and/or their contractors, and I watched it all as a kid. And what kid doesn't like rockets? Currently, I am an IT engineer, a recovered R&D scientist that spent time in laser metrology, fiber optic applications and also lightning protection. I'm also a photographer, a writer and a bad musician. My favorite things are space, boating, sports, music and traveling. You can find me on Twitter as @TheOldManPar.

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